Texsox

X2 Not playing at Soldier Field seems sacrilegious.

They don't need a new stadium. If JR is footing even part of the bill having a venue that could be used year round could be appealing. Attendance in April would be better. The Bears definitely need a dome. I'm not a fan of multipurpose stadiums but maybe someone could design one that doesn't suck for football.

Build a dome. In the suburbs.

It's been a few years since I was in Dallas for a Rangers game but the crowd was great. I'm starting to follow them a bit more.

Fixing a club house culture gone wrong. https://www.si.com/mlb/rangers/news/texas-rangers-first-year-manager-combats-culture-problem-espn-jeff-passan I find crazy that twenty and thirty year old men need adult guidance. But comparing the Rangers to the Sox and the stories that have come out it's obvious.

And someone to catch them.

That 11 players by my count. Yep, they are that close.

Prolly. But every once in a while I look for a reason to believe. I got a few years left, do I want to continue a 50+ year investment?!

https://www.on3.com/college/northwestern-wildcats/news/report-pat-fitzgerald-will-be-parent-volunteer-with-loyola-academy-football-team/ From Northwestern to High School parent volunteer in the football program. Will that help or hurt Loyola Academy's recruiting? I'm thinking it will help.

Hey kids, today's lesson is irony. A sobering thought is driving Sox fans to drink. Heavily.

@greg775 is really the only hot take I'm interested in.

Very cool

Wow. My district spent about $30 million on two facilities and hosts national competition. https://swimswam.com/san-antonios-northside-isd-gets-approval-for-14-million-national-swim-center-mega-facility/

When I was attending thirty to forty games a year in the 80s and 90s just having a competitive team and seeing a good game was enough. Dropping the payroll and playing guys who should be in AAA developing (tanking) would have been horrible. Not good games and not competitive. Once I moved things changed a bit. Then the five to ten games I attended didn't have to be great, I enjoyed being back. Now being a fan who did not attending any games this year and could easily not attend any next year, I don't care. If that's the fastest route to a multiple championship window, go ahead. I truly feel sorry for those who can and do attend games.

I see two options and four outcomes for next year: Trying to win and actually winning ? Trying to win and losing Trying to lose and winning Trying to lose and losing Only the last one are they proven to be capable of. But knowing this franchise they will surprise me and pick something like not having any plan and just treading water.

Perhaps five years ago I would have agreed. If that kid is his, and the mother is underage, we won't see him in the US again.

I read the thread title and ? the Sox have a star player? Really.

I'm so sick of hearing about his loyalty. There are so many players he sent packing instead of having them finish their careers here. He's screwed over the fans that have made him rich. He forced a strike when the team had it's best chance in decades to compete. Locked out players and held the strongest line. Mark, Frank, Jose, Carlton . . . He's loyal to cheap deals, and lap dog executives that won't question him. It's not the kind of loyalty anyone should admire.

It will be great. We've hit bottom, now it's time to rebuild. New faces, new stories. It's a return to 2017 when we had a highly rated farm system. This front office did it once, they can do it again.

https://www.wishtv.com/news/national/texas-high-school-gets-new-10000-seat-35-million-football-stadium/ 10,000 seats - 1,300 students

Guys are losing and fighting with each other. Would we be happier if they were losing while being happy and enjoying themselves? Maybe they should be pissed off and hard to be around.

They swapped the #1 farm system for a consensus favorite to win the division a couple years later. The process seems solid, the execution was bad.

You want to talk about what's happening in the field instead? That's how bad it is right now. Lol

If I was a Jedi there is a 100% chance I would use the force inappropriately.

Although, what parent would leave their kids in the care of an organization they hated so much? Seems odd. You guys suck, you have no rules. Watch my kids for me.